New evidence that heightened pain sensitivity is linked to sympathy for opposing political views
The next time your friend displays remarkable openness to their opposite political camp's ideas, you might try pinching them.
Nov 9, 2023
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The next time your friend displays remarkable openness to their opposite political camp's ideas, you might try pinching them.
Nov 9, 2023
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Physical, sexual, or emotional abuse, or neglect, either alone or combined with other types of childhood trauma, increases the risk of chronic pain and related disability in adulthood, according to new research.
Dec 19, 2023
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Would you brush off a serious injury as "just a scratch"? Perhaps you're the opposite and a stubbed toe is unbearable. Anyone who follows sports will be used to seeing rugby players spending 90 minutes pretending they're ...
Dec 18, 2019
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In France, one person out of three suffers from chronic pain, including back, neck or neuropathic pain, sciatica and restless legs syndrome. According to academic research, 15 to 20% of the adult population suffers from mild ...
Dec 10, 2019
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Humans can smell over 1 trillion odours. But no two people will react in quite the same way to the same smell. While there are some smells almost everyone agrees are unpleasant (such as paint thinner or rotten food), our ...
Oct 21, 2022
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A University of British Columbia study sheds important new light on why people attempt suicide and provides the first scientifically tested measure for evaluating the motivations for suicide.
Jun 13, 2013
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Mindfulness meditation is the practice of purposefully being aware of and focusing your attention on the present moment. Mindfulness allows you to be in tune with your experience—right now in this moment—and to explore ...
Dec 15, 2023
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Research has shown that music might be a drug-free way to lower humans' pain perception. This decreased sensitivity to pain—also known as hypoalgesia—can occur when pain stimuli are disrupted between their point of input ...
Oct 25, 2023
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Love isn't easy. Sometimes it's hard.
Feb 9, 2023
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New research has revealed that most people who harm themselves do it as a way to deal with their emotional pain, rather than a cry for help.
Dec 18, 2017
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